Risteárd
Irish masculine given name From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Risteárd (Irish: [ˈɾˠɪʃtʲaːɾˠd̪ˠ]) is an Irish masculine given name. It is the Irish equivalent of Richard.[1] Risteárd is a French-influenced variant of Riocárd (borne by poet and satirist Riocard Bairéad, for example).[2] Three babies were given the name Risteárd in 1975, but the 1964–1974 period and the following years had less than three babies (or none) given the name annually.[3]
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People with the name Risteárd include:
- Risteárd Cooper (born 1969), Irish actor, comedian, singer and writer
- Risteard Craobhach (Richard Creagh, c. 1523 – 1586), Irish Catholic clergyman
- Risteard Ó Foghludha (Richard Foley, 1871–1957), Irish-language teacher, journalist and editor
- Risteárd Ó Glaisne (Richard Ernest Giles, 1927–2003), Irish language activist, teacher and writer
- Risteárd de Hae, the Irish name of Richard J. Hayes (1902–1976), Irish code-breaker during WWII and Director of the National Library
- Risteard De Hindeberg (Richard Henebry, 1863–1916), Irish priest, educator, Irish language activist, musician, collector, and author
- Risteárd Buidhe Kirwan (1708–1779), Irish soldier and duellist
- Risteárd Mulcahy (1922–2016), Irish cardiologist and son of Richard Mulcahy
- Risteard de Paor, the Irish name of Richard Power (1928–1970), Irish civil servant and writer[4]
- Risteard Pluincéid (Richard Plunkett, fl. 1662), Franciscan friar and dictionary compiler[5]
- Risteárd de Tiúit (Richard Tuite, d. 1210), Anglo-Norman nobleman
- Risteard Tuibear (Richard Tipper, d. 1730), Gaelic scholar and scribe
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